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North Korea is rattling its saber over Seth Rogen and James Franco's upcoming comedy, "The Interview," about a plot to assassinate the country's real-life leader, Kim Jong Un. A spokesperson for the nation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the film on Wednesday as an "act of war." Although it's not every day a Hollywood movie prompts threats of "a decisive and merciless countermeasure," "The Interview" isn't the first film to cast North Korea in an unfavorable light. Here are six more examples. "Die Another Day" (2002): Kim Jong Un's late father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il, was said to have been...

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